Other conditions decisions — 2005

The VA determined that the veteran's joint disability associated with Reiter's syndrome does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left eye injury, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease resulting in current disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for preseptal cellulitis of the eyelids and bleeding gums have been denied. The Board has also remanded other issues related to increased ratings for various disorders.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for arthritis of the lower back and entitlement to a compensable rating for tonsillitis.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an increased rating for peptic ulcer disease. The veteran is currently rated at 10 percent for his peptic ulcer, but a higher rating of 20 percent is granted.

The veteran's service as a Philippine Scout did not qualify for VA death pension benefits due to the specific exclusion of such service under the law.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if the veteran's stomach and skin disorders are related to his service in the Persian Gulf.

The veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder has been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's reopened claim of entitlement to service connection for peptic ulcer disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to establish a link between his current condition and active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cholinergic urticaria warrants a 10 percent rating, but no higher, due to the evidence being approximately evenly balanced as to whether his rash affects less than or between 5 and 20 percent of his body.

The case is being remanded to the RO for further review under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 1725 and 1728, as well as any other relevant regulations.

The veteran's patellofemoral pain syndrome of both knees has been rated at 10 percent since the effective date of service connection, and no higher rating is warranted.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for left varicocele and temporomandibular joint syndrome to the RO in San Diego, California for additional evidentiary development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of neck and lower back injuries due to new medical evidence submitted since the July 2001 RO decision. The Board finds that these disabilities are related to military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the veteran's claim for PTSD, but it did not grant service connection due to lack of verified stressor events. The evaluations for residuals of a postoperative right inguinal hernia repair and fractured left great toe were both denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's deviated nasal septum, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected erythema multiforme bullosum (Stevens' Johnson Syndrome) does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a disability involving multiple joints and is granting the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his residuals of cold injuries to both feet, currently rated at 30 percent each.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected left hip disability and found no clear and unmistakable error in prior decisions denying service connection.